{"id":405841,"date":"2017-07-27T11:03:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T11:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/27\/confusion-over-trumps-transgender-ban\/"},"modified":"2017-07-27T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T11:03:58","slug":"confusion-over-trumps-transgender-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/27\/confusion-over-trumps-transgender-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Confusion over Trump&#8217;s transgender ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/5830773059692_1051867366095.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Vzus1I8QFb.jpg\" alt=\"Trump\" title=\"5830773059692_1051867366095\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1114542885\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president\u2019s ban on transgender people serving in the US military.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Trump\u2019s surprise Twitter announcement on Wednesday has been met with criticism from rights groups.<\/p>\n<p>Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the administration would work alongside the Pentagon to decide how to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear how the announcement will affect current transgender service personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US military,\u201d Donald Trump tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/24096922.295.jpg\" alt=\"Gender Trump\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"4117237349\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><br \/>\u201cOur military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked at a press briefing if troops on battlefields would be immediately sent back, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the policy had yet to be worked out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision is based on a military decision. It\u2019s not meant to be anything more than that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>However, some US media outlets questioned the spending justification. The Washington Post drew attention to an analysis that the US military spends almost $42m a year on the erectile dysfunction medication Viagra \u2013 several times the total estimated cost of transgender medical support.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Poltico reports that the move was prompted by threats from Republican hardliners over a spending bill which would provide funding for Mr Trump\u2019s promised military spending and border wall plans.<\/p>\n<p>One Republican lawmaker had already tabled an amendment to the spending bill to prevent the military paying for transgender surgical procedures.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president\u2019s ban on transgender people serving in the US military. Mr Trump\u2019s surprise Twitter announcement on Wednesday has been met with criticism from rights groups. Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the administration would work alongside the Pentagon to decide how to proceed. 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